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RocketRAID 840A
SATA 6Gb/s PCI-Express 3.0 x8 RAID Controller
User’s Guide
v1.0
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Table of Contents
1. HighPoint RocketRAID 840A Overview ........................................ 3
2. Board Layout & Hardware Installation......................................... 4
3. Using the RocketRAID 840A......................................................... 6
3.1. Using the RocketRAID Series HBA BIOS ................................ 6
3.1.1 RocketRAID BIOS Setting Utility.................................. 6
3.1.2 Using the BIOS Utility.................................................. 7
3.1.3 BIOS Commands ......................................................... 7
3.1.4 Creating RAID Arrays................................................... 8
3.1.5 Delete Arrays ............................................................ 12
3.1.6 Add/Remove Spare Disks.......................................... 12
3.1.7 Settings ..................................................................... 13
3.1.8 View.......................................................................... 14
3.2. Driver & WebGUI Installation ............................................. 15
3.2.1 Driver installation - Microsoft Windows................... 15
3.2.2 Driver and WebGUI Installation (Linux or FreeBSD) . 16
3.3 Using the HighPoint WebGUI............................................... 16
4. Customer Support ..................................................................... 16
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1. HighPoint RocketRAID 840A Overview
RocketRAID 800 series HBA’s are the industry’s fastest SATA RAID
Controllers. The PCIe Generation 3.0 host interface and dedicated 6Gb/s
SATA channels work in tandem to deliver uncompromised transfer
performance for up to 16 SSD’s or hard disks. Backed by HighPoint’s 20
years of RAID technology expertise, and professional grade RAID Storage
reliability and management capabilities, RocketRAID 800 series HBA’s
are ideal for a wide range of cost-effective SATA storage applications.
Features and Specifications
8-lane, 8 GT/s PCI Express 3.0 Compliant
Four SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD ports
Support up to 16x SATA SSDs or hard drives
Onboard LED Indicators and Alarm Buzzer
Multiple RAID Adapters supported
Online RAID Level Migration (ORLM)
Online Capacity Expansion (OCE)
RAID Quick Initialization for fast array setup
Disk Format compatible: 512, 512e, 4Kn
Larger than 2 TB Drive and RAID Array support
Disk media scan and repair
Device Error Recovery support
Automatic remap and fix drive bad block for RAID array
Spin down Massive Arrays of Idle Disks support
Staggered Drive Spin Up
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2. Board Layout & Hardware Installation
SFF-8643 connector
Each SFF-8643 connector supports 4 disk channels. Connect the hard
disks or disk backplane to the RAID controller using the appropriate data
cables.
Active/FAIL LED PIN connector:
LED pins are provided for Active/Fail status for each of the device
channels.
For more information about LED functionality and connection
requirements, please refer to the document below:
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/PDF/LED_connection.pdf
Alarm Buzzer
Audible alarm will sound if a disk failed status occurs.
I2C Pin Connector
The I2C Pin connector can be used to connect an enclosure device with
I2C protocol for enclosure management.
HPTLCD Connector
Connector for the optional HPTLCD module.
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Hardware Installation
Note: Make sure the system is powered-off before installing the RAID
Controller.
1. Open the system chassis and locate an unused PCIe (x8, x16) slot.
2. Remove the PCIe slot cover.
3. Gently insert the RAID controller into the PCIe slot, and secure the
bracket to the system chassis.
4. After installing the adapter, attach the hard disks or disk backplane
to the RAID controller using the appropriate data cables.
5. Close and secure the system chassis.
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3. Using the RocketRAID 840A
3.1. Using the RocketRAID Series HBA BIOS
3.1.1 RocketRAID BIOS Setting Utility
The RocketRAID controller BIOS utility is an interface that provides management
commands and controller related settings.
After installing the RAID controller and powering on the system, the RAID
controller BIOS should post during the system’s boot procedure.
Use Ctrl + H key to log-in to the BIOS setting utility. The BIOS setting utility can be
used for RAID management. The BIOS Utility will display information about hard
drives attached to the adapter. Make sure all attached drives are detected by this
utility. If any of the hard drives is not detected, power down the system and
check the power and cable connections.
Note: The following screenshots depict the RocketRAID 840A BIOS utility.
However, all RocketRAID models utilize the same interface.
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3.1.2 Using the BIOS Utility
The following keys are utilized by the RocketRAID BIOS utility:
Arrow keys –Use these to move between different menu items.
Enter –Open the selected toolbar command/execute the selected command.
Esc –Move back to the previous menu, cancel the selected operation, or exit the
BIOS Utility.
3.1.3 BIOS Commands
Create: This command is used to open the RAID Creation menu.
Delete: This command will delete the selected RAID array.
Add/Remove Spare: This command is used to assign hard disks to function as
spare disks. The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild
broken or faulted RAID arrays.
Settings: This command opens the settings menu (To selecting the boot
disk/array, staggered drive spin up etc.)
View: This command is used to view hard disk and RAID information.
Initialize: This command is used to prepare disks for use with RAID arrays.
Disks must be initialized before they can be used to create arrays.
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3.1.4 Creating RAID Arrays
Initializing Disks:
Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized. Disk
initialization writes necessary RAID configuration information to the hard
disks. Select the Initialize command from the toolbar, and press the Enter
key.
Highlight the target disks using the arrow keys, and then press the Enter
key. A numeral will be displayed before each selected disk. Once all
target disks have been selected, press ESC key. The utility will display a
warning, and ask you to press Y (yes) to initialize, or N (no) to cancel.
Once initialized, these disks can be used to create RAID arrays. These
disks will be displayed as “Initialized” (under Status).
Warning: Initialization will destroy all pre- existing data on the selected
hard disks. Only initialize disks that do not contain critical data.
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Create Arrays:
Select Create from the toolbar and press the Enter key.
1. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level and press the Enter key.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press
the Enter key. The array name dialogue box will appear. Use the
keyboard to input a new Array Name, and press the Enter key.
Note: The Array Name command is optional –it is not necessary to name
the array. The array can be named at a later time, and the name of the
array can be changed at any time.
3. On the Create menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the Select
Devices item and press the Enter key. A device list will appear, and
display all available hard disk drives.
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4. Highlight the target disks that you want to use, and press the Enter
key to select them. A numeral will be displayed before each
selected disk. This number designates disk order. After all of the
disks have been selected and press the ESC key to return to the
Create Menu.
5. Next, Use the↓arrow key to highlight the Capacity(GB) option
and press the Enter key. The total available capacity will be
displayed. Press the Enter key if you wish to use all available space.
If you wish to reserve disk space for additional arrays/single disks,
use the keyboard to input the amount of space (in GB) you wish to
set aside for this particular array, and press the Enter key.
Note: Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk
drives. The Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be
used to create another array, set as a spare disk, or partitioned to act as
a single disk (by the operating system).
6. For redundant RAID arrays (RAID 5, 50), select the Cache Policy:
Write Back –Provides higher write performance for redundant
RAID arrays. Data is at risk when there is a power failure, system
kernel panic and unresponsive abnormal conditions.
Write Through –Writes directly to the disks (may reduce the risk of
data loss during a critical failure, but at the cost of lower
performance).
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